witchat · Office #50,486

What it is

Calls itself “messenger”.

• Calls itself: messenger

“…witchat is a working Windows/Linux messenger: iced desktop GUI, a folder you unzip and run, and an auditable Rust protocol crate.”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

• Free plan: free forever

“Independent and open source, not the official app.”

How it runs

A desktop app for Linux and Windows. Runs locally and works offline. Open source.

• Kind: desktop
• Runs on: Linux · Windows
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Open source: yes

“Windows and Linux client for the bitchat mesh”

“A Windows or Linux PC joins the same nearby Bluetooth chat as the official bitchat phones.”

What it works with

Names BitChat Desktop, bitchat and 2 more on its pages.

• Names: BitChat Desktop · bitchat · bitchat-tui · +1

“Other desktop work: BitChat Desktop is a restyled official Mac app”

“Windows and Linux client for the bitchat mesh”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

• Trial asks for: nothing

“Get witchat-<version>-windows-x86_64.zip or witchat-<version>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz from Releases . Unzip the folder and run the program inside it. This release has no setup program”

“Unzip the folder and run the program inside it. This release has no setup program: nothing is written to Program Files, and there is no uninstall entry.”